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scan — 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; e.g., CT s., radionuclide s … Medical dictionary
Radionuclide stress testing — This procedure involves injecting a radioactive isotope (typically thallium or cardiolyte) into the patient’s vein after which an image of the patient’s heart becomes visible with a special camera. The radioactive isotopes are absorbed by the… … Medical dictionary
Octreotide scan — Diagnostics 111In pentetreotide scintigraphy of the 41 year old man with ectopic Cushing syndrome caused by a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the mesentery. Radiotracer accumulation in the left thyroid in 10/2003 (arrow). The mesenterial… … Wikipedia
Radionuclide scan — An exam that produces pictures (scans) of internal parts of the body. The patient is given an injection or swallows a small amount of radioactive material. A machine called a scanner then measures the radioactivity in certain organs … Medical dictionary
MUGA scan — A MUGA scan (Multi Gated Acquisition Scan) is a nuclear medicine test to evaluate the function of the heart ventricles. It is also called Radionuclide Angiography. It provides a movie like image of the beating heart, and allows the doctor to… … Wikipedia
ventilation-perfusion scan — V/Q scan a scintigraphic technique for demonstrating perfusion defects in normally ventilated areas of the lung in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, consisting of the imaging of the distribution of an inhaled radionuclide followed by the… … Medical dictionary
Ventilation/perfusion scan — A ventilation/perfusion lung scan, also called a V/Q lung scan, is a type of medical imaging used to evaluate the circulation of air and blood within a patient s lungs. The ventilation part of the test looks at the ability of air to reach all… … Wikipedia
Sestamibi scan — A sestamibi scan of the parathyroid gland is a nuclear medicine procedure which is performed to identify hyperparathyroidism (or parathyroid adenoma). Sestamibi is a nuclear radiopharmaceutical (methoxy isobutyl isonitrile) which is bound to the… … Wikipedia
MUGA\ scan — abbr. med. MUltiGAted radionuclide scan (of heart) – многопроекционное радиоизотопное исследование сердца … Dictionary of English abbreviation
octreotide scan — A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. Radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to somatostatin, is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. The radioactive octreotide attaches to tumor cells… … English dictionary of cancer terms
